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Northwestern and Penn State fans arrive at the new Ryan Field in Evanston prior to Northwestern’s inaugural game at the stadium on Oct. 2, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

What’s that constant beeping noise? Ryan Field neighbors sound off on alarm testing

By Claire Murphy

October 16, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

Noise and alarm concerns have taken a front seat in the complaints issued to Ryan...

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 administrative center. (Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale High School District 86 seeks members for planning group

By Pioneer Press

October 16, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.

Hinsdale High School District 86 is inviting community members to serve on its Strategic Planning...

Students at Morgan Park Academy in a science class. (Morgan Park Academy)

Morgan Park Academy reduces tuition, celebrates ranking as top private school

By Elena Tittel

October 16, 2026 at 6:30 a.m.

Morgan Park Academy staff said they will reduce baseline tuition costs signifcantly for the next...

The West Harvey Dixmoor Elemetnary District 147 Board discusses its preparedness strategy in case of federal immigration enforcement at a meeting Feb. 3, 2025. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

West Harvey-Dixmoor District 147 parents, community advocates seek school board seats

By Olivia Stevens

March 3, 2025 at 10:45 a.m.

Harvey resident Lizzie Welch-Aguiniga says she gave up on schools being support systems for children...

Danielle Moore, owner of Semicolon Books, center, laughs with customer Narquise Bailey while recommending a book on Feb. 21, 2025. Moore had initially announced in January that the store, located at 1355 W. Chicago Ave., will close by April 26th, but a Kickstarter campaign was launched for funds to open a coffee shop within the store, which reached its goal of $25,000 with more than two weeks to go. She now plans to have the bookstore and coffee shop running in conjunction by Juneteenth, June 19. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Semicolon bookstore will go on after community steps up to save the beloved institution

By Shanzeh Ahmad

March 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

A fundraising campaign now aims to help owner Danielle Moore open a coffee shop that...

Proposed state legislation in Springfield would allow community colleges in Illinois like Waubonsee the chance to offer four-year degrees in certain subjects. (Kalyn Belsha / The Beacon-News)

Illinois may let community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in high-demand fields, and Aurora-area colleges are enthusiastic

By Molly Morrow

February 28, 2025 at 8:59 p.m.

The legislation, if passed, would allow community colleges to develop four-year baccalaureate programs in high-demand...

Finishing touches are put on the gym in 2018, at Hinsdale Middle School. The school's Washington Field is set for upgrades this summer. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 OKs $2.3 million in building projects

By Chuck Fieldman

February 28, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

Eight of the nine schools in the district — all, but Clarendon Hills Middle School...

An assortment of education bills made it to the halfway point in the Indiana legislature. Portage High School students are pictured Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

State education bills on the move at halfway mark; session picks back up Monday

By Carole Carlson

February 28, 2025 at 9:57 a.m.

Education bills in the Indiana Statehouse drew scrutiny and controversy as the surviving bills head...

Members of the public attend a Chicago Board of Education meeting at CPS headquarters on Feb. 27, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Discontinued violence prevention program for struggling teens revived with $25 million

By Nell Salzman

March 3, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

A Chicago non-profit received $25 million in funding Thursday to lead a previously discontinued violence-prevention...

Brittany De Leon, center-right, and Olivia Goldstein, both second- and third-grade teachers at Acero’s Santiago Elementary, embrace after the Chicago Public Schools board voted to keep open a number of Acero schools through the 2025-2026 school year. The vote took place at CPS headquarters on Feb. 27, 2025. Santiago is one of the schools to be kept open. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

As distraught parents plead, school board votes to keep Acero charter schools open, despite financial warning

By Nell Salzman

February 28, 2025 at 5:22 a.m.

The Chicago school board voted to keep open all of the seven schools slated for...

The audience at Marcus Cinema watch the big screen as student hosts discuss the impact of Black heroes such as Simone Biles during a Black History Month Film Festival in Country Club Hills. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Students hit the silver screen for Black History Month Film Festival in Country Club Hills

By Janice Neumann

February 27, 2025 at 11:06 a.m.

The work of students from Markham, Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest was on display...

Elizabeth Dribin-Khoshaba, a special education teacher at Niles West High School in Skokie, was selected as a finalist for the 2025 Golden Apple award. (Elizabeth Dribin-Khoshaba)

Niles West educators honored as Golden Apple award finalists

By Richard Requena

February 27, 2025 at 10:57 a.m.

Dillin Randolph and Elizabeth Dribin-Khoshaba, teachers at Niles West High School in Skokie, are 2025...

Terianna Miller was last seen Feb. 12 when she was allegedly abducted by her biological mother when she picked her up from school without her grandmother's consent, according to police. (Chicago Police Department)

5-year-old girl missing from West Side since mid-February located

By Deanese Williams-Harris

February 28, 2025 at 10:43 a.m.

A 5-year-old girl has been missing since mid-February after she was picked up from school...